Recognized by Raleigh Public Relations Society
Howard, Merrell & Partners received six Sir Walter Raleigh Awards (two gold, two silver and two honorable mentions) as well as two Best in Division honors. The awards were presented to the winners at the Raleigh Public Relations Society’s Annual Awards dinner, which took place on June 16th at Marbles Museum in downtown Raleigh. The awards recognize outstanding achievements of organizations in the Triangle area public relations and communications industry.
“We are proud to provide our clients with outstanding work on a regular basis. We work diligently to develop and implement strategic PR and communications programs to achieve our clients’ goals and objectives,” said Stephanie Styons, senior vice president, public relations at Howard, Merrell & Partners. “We’re honored. Winning awards like these is a plus since they are judged by a group of our peers.”
Howard, Merrell & Partners received the following recognitions:
Total Communications/Community Relations Campaign
Organizational Identity/Promotion:
Project Gecko Presented by Zilla – GOLD
Miscellaneous Special Events:
CORDURA® Brand Scavenger Hunt – SILVER
Special Event:
Butterball Grand Opening – HONORABLE MENTION
Public Relations Writing
Opinion/Feature Writing:
Butterball Op-Ed – HONORABLE MENTION
News Release:
Humanities Center ASC Conference – SILVER and BEST IN DIVISION
Publications
Open Category:
Project Gecko Presented by Zilla – GOLD and BEST IN DIVISION
The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards honor outstanding public relations work in the Triangle area. The competition recognizes firms of all sizes for excellence in the field.

Congratulations to the PR team! I am very proud of you all.